b-greek-digest Sunday, 11 February 1996 Volume 01 : Number 111
In this issue:
1 Jn. 5:7-8
Freebies, but NOT a pesky magazine ad
Re: prophecy and 1 Tim. 1:18
Re: Ephesian 4:1-2
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From: "H. Alan Brehm" <102733.3234@compuserve.com>
Date: 10 Feb 96 08:51:47 EST
Subject: 1 Jn. 5:7-8
On 2/9 Tim Staker wrote:
>
Alan, a very nice synopsis of the history of 1 Jn 5:7,8.
Do you think there was influence from the baptismal mandate of Matt 28:19?
>
Tim,
Thanks for the compliment; I hope it was helpful.
I replied to your personal address off-list, but I guess it didn't go through.
I would think that texts like Matt 28:19 which contain the "building blocks" for
trinitarian concepts influenced the Church Fathers who leaned in that direction,
but I doubt that any one text caused them to create the Johannine Comma. For
further info on these texts in the NT, see J. L. Garrett's _Christian Theology:
Biblical, Historical, Systematic_ [I'm uncertain about the exact title], vol. 1.
Sincerely,
H. Alan Brehm
Ass't. Prof. of NT
Southwestern Bapt. Theol. Seminary
P. O. Box 22000
Fort Worth, TX 76122
(817) 923-1921 ext. 6800
FAX (817) 922-9005
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Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 10:16:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Freebies, but NOT a pesky magazine ad
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From: GSHOGREN@shrsys.hslc.org
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 10:43:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: prophecy and 1 Tim. 1:18
Al, the prophecy is likely the same one mentioned in 4:14 - the charisma
was given to Timothy DIA PROFHTEIS with the laying on of hands.
Does 4:14 mean that prophecy occurs as they laid hands on Timothy, or did
the prophecy order them to lay hands on Timothy, along the lines
of Acts 13:2? Either way seems a possible reading.
I'm not sure what you mean by finding a way to translate the text so that
it "doesn't have this problem" - which problem, specifically?
By the way, I have a paper on the role of Christian prophecy in
the second century church. Email me if you want a copy.
Gary Shogren
Biblical Theological Seminary
Hatfield, PA
email gshogren@hslc.org
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From: Carlton Winbery <winberyc@popalex1.linknet.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 10:53:48 +0400
Subject: Re: Ephesian 4:1-2
I am sending this post again. I forgot to put the b-greek address in.
Steve, I also corrected the last paragraph which was garbled. Grace, CLW
Steve Clock wrote;
>This morning in class we were analyzing our way through Ephesians 4:1-2
>with these resulting puzzlers:
>
>[BTW, as I mentioned, we're using Dana and Mantey's A Manual Grammar of
>the Gk NT as a text, and we've been classifying stuff on that basis,
>recognizing that there is some diversity in the way others categorize
>case forms etc. In the process, we have been noticing in particular,
>that when nouns/adjectives/pronouns occur within prepositional phrases it
>frequently becomes very difficult to find any category listed in D+M that
>is appropriate. Further, it almost seems that the categories they list
>are inadequate at times for the text under discussion. AND, of course, I
>am fully aware that maybe the problem is just ME!
You are right that Dana & Mantey do not treat substantives that are used
with prepositions, thus they have no categories for some functions which
are found in the NT only with prepositions. This is one improvement that
Brooks & Winbery made over Dana & Mantey. We also have (pp. 66-67) a
comprehensive list of prepositions with the categories with which they
appear in the NT. This makes it easy to find any function that occurs in
the NT with any preposition, IOHO.
>4:1) re `O DESMIOS: Since the principal verb is PARAKALO, 1st singular,
>I took `O DESMIOS to be an independent nominative. But one of the
>students took it as a predicate nom. My understanding of pred nom is
>that some form of the stative verb must be either in the text or implied
>(EIMI, GINOMAI ETC). Is this correct? Does not `O DESMIOS stand
>essentially independent from the complete thought found in the verb, and
>is supplied for additional detail?
I would call this a nominative used in apposition to the pronoun EGW (B&W, p.7).
>4:1) re `HS: Clearly refers back to its antecedent THS KLHSEOS but how to
>classify? Since the pronoun often is attracted to the case of its
>antecedent (even though functioning in a different sense) should this be
>taken as a genitive of reference (as KLHSEOS), or should `HS be
>classified according to its sense, as a dative of reference, in relation
>to EKLHThHTE?
My practice is simply to note that the pronoun is attracted to the case of
its antecedent. Its function is means, "by which."
>4:2) re the three genitives following META: "with all humility and
>meekness" clearly functions adverbially, describing HOW to "walk
>worthily" in the first verse. Question: The only classification that
>would make any sense would be to take all these genitives as adverbial
>genitives - but D+M subclassify adverbial genitives only as (a) time (b)
>place and (c) reference, NONE of which makes much sense. This is a fair
>example of the difficulty encountered when trying to classify any nouns
>in prepositional phrases.
The reason that this does not fit neatly into any D&M categories is because
they do not deal with functions found only with prepositions. B&W have a
category called, for lack of a better term, "Genitive of attendant
circumstances" found only with the preposition META. The description
reads,"A substantive in the genitive with META may indicate emotional
reactions or phenomena which accompany the action of the verb."
>4:2) re ALLHLWN: This is a fixed form adjective isn't it? Fixed
>apparently in the genitive plural. Would this be taken then as an
>adverbial genitive of reference, explaining the sphere of reference of
>the action of "enduring"?
>
Check L&S (I do not have mine at home) for ANEXOMAI. I think that it can
take its object in the genitive. Thus ALLHLWN would be a gen. of root idea
used with certain verbs. "Hold one another in love." (B&W p. 20). It has
no nominative form or singular forms. It does occur in the dative and
accusative plural in the NT and other Greek literature.
Grace,
Carlton L. Winbery
Prof. Religion
LA College, Pineville, La
winberyc@popalex1.linknet.net
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From: Melanie Tsai <22melanie@greatnet.uwcv.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 10:46:17 +0100
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titles they are as little as one-tenth of what the newsstands charge. They
feel that mgazines should not be a luxury overseas. In the USA, people
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or hours. They are so cheap in the USA! Well, this company would like to
make it the same way for their overseas members. They are also cheaper
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haved moved from one country to another.
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give you this free 1 yr. sub when you place your first paid order with them
to a renewal or new subscription to any of the over 1,500 different popular
USA titles they sell.
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charge for FPH (foreign postage and handling) (on both paid and freebie
subs) that varies from magazine to magazine. I have found their staff to
be very friendly and courteous. They even helped me with an address change
when I moved from one country to another.
The owner thinks of his service as a "club" and his clients as "members"
(even though there is no extra fee to become a member - your first purchase
automatically makes you a member) and he is real picky about who he accepts
as a new member. When he sets you up as a new member, he himself calls
you personally on the phone to explain how he works his deal, or sometimes
he has one of his assistants call. He is kind of quirky sometimes - he
insists on setting up new members by phone so he can say hi to everyone (I
sure wouldn't want to have his phone bills!), but you can place future
orders (after your first order) via E-mail.
He has some really friendly young ladies working for him, who seem to know
just as much as he does about this magazine stuff. If you live overseas,
he will even call you there, as long as you are interested, but I think he
still makes all his overseas calls on the weekends, I guess cause the long
distance rates are cheaper then.
He only likes to take new members from referrals from satisfied existing
members and he does virtually no advertising. When I got set-up, they had
a 2-3 week waiting list for new members to be called back so that they
could join up. (Once you are an existing member, they help you immediately
when you call. ) I think they are able to get back to prospective new
members the same day or within a few days now, as they have increased
their staff. I am not sure about this.........but if you email the above
form to them, that is the way to get started!
They will send you their DELUXE EMAIL CATALOGUE (around 525K-big and
juicey) !)...if you completely fill out the form above. It has lists of
all the freebies, lists of all the titles they sell, titles broken down by
categories and detailed descriptions on nearly 1,200 of the titles that
they sell.
They then send you email that outlines how his club works and the list of
free choices that you can choose from, as well as the entire list of what
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From: Melanie Tsai <5melanie@greatnet.uwcv.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 1996 08:28:59 +0100
Subject: =====>>> *Fantastic* FREE offer I discovered on the 'net
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order for them to be able to process the tremendous number of replies that
they get daily.
Your fax goes directly onto their 4.2 gigabyte computer hard drive, not
paper, and all incoming fax calls are set-up to be *auto-terminated* if
your fax:
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3. does not begin with the "cut here/begin" line from the below form
4. does not end with the "cut here/end" line from the below form.
5. has any handwritten info. on it (info must must be filled out *only*
with your computer keyboard or typewriter keyboard). This last
provision re: no handwriting on the form applies to requests sent in
via smail also.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
NOTE: Their fax line is open 24 hrs. per day / 7 days per week. If you
have trouble getting through to their fax, or do not have a fax machine at
work or at home, just drop the below form to them via smail (airmail or
first class mail).
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
*------------cut here/begin-------------------------------------------*
REQUEST FOR MORE INFO: please return *only* this section (with no cover
page) via 1-page fax to:
718-967-1550 in the USA
or via smail (first class mail or airmail) to:
Magazine Club Inquiry Center
Att. FREE Catalogue-by-email Dept.
PO Box 990
Staten Island NY 10312-0990
Sorry, but incomplete forms *will not* be acknowledged. If you do not
have an email address, or access to one, they will not be able to help you
until you do have one. If you saw this message, then you should have one. :)
- ---> SORRY, BUT NO HANDWRITTEN FORMS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.
MUST BE TYPED-OUT ON YOUR COMPUTER OR TYPEWRITER. <---
Name:
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City-State-Zip:
Country:
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Home Fax #:
How did you hear about us (name of person who referred you or the area of
the internet that you saw us mentioned in): Referral by: Melanie Tsai.
021096-l
Name of USA mags you currently get on the newsstand or in the store:
Name of USA mags you currently get on the newsstand or in the store:
Name of USA mags you currently get on a subscription basis, through the mail:
Name of USA mags you would like price quotes on when we call you:
Catalogue format desired (list "1," "2," "3" or "4"):
*------------cut here/end--------------------------------------------*
Catalogue Format Options:
1. 19-Part email- can be read by EVERYONE (~525 K Total).
2. For more advanced computer users: attached text file ~525K - you
must know how to download an attached text file and then be able to
open it with your word processor. If in doubt, don't ask for this
version. This isn't for internet *newbies.* Better to order option 1
and spend a few minutes pasting them into one whole text document
with your word processor, than to waste hours trying to figure how
to deal with this option.
3. For more advanced Macintosh computer users: compressed attached
text file, created with a Stuffit(tm) self-extracting archive (.sea),
~133K. Can be decompressed by any Macintosh computer user; no
special expansion software or knowledge of Stuffit (tm) needed. You
just double-click on the file icon and it automatically expands
(unstuffs). This is for more advanced mac computer users only, as
you still have to know how to deal with an attached file. It will cut
your download time by 75%. Expands out to the same ~525K file in
option #2. See option #2 for more info on what you will need to be
able to do.
4. For expert computer users: compressed attached text file, created with
Stuffit(tm), ~114K. Can be decompressed by any computer user who
has expansion software to decompress (expand) Stuffit(tm) (.sit) files.
This is for more advanced computer users only and will cut your
download time by 78%. Expands out to the same ~525K file in option
#2. See option #2 for more info on what you will need to be able to do.
Hi fellow 'netters,
My name is Melanie Tsai and I recently started using a magazine
subscription club in the USA that has a FREE 1 yr. magazine subscription
deal with your first paid order- and I have been very pleased with them.
They have over 1,500 different USA titles that they can ship to any country
on a subscription basis. As for computer magazines from the USA, they
more of a selection than I ever knew even existed. They have magazines for
most every area of interest in their list of 1,500 titles.
Within the USA, for their USA members, they are cheaper than all their
competitors and even the publishers themselves. This is their price
guarantee.
Overseas, on the average, they are generally around one-fourth to one-half
of what the newsstands overseas charge locally for USA magazines. On some
titles they are as little as one-tenth of what the newsstands charge. They
feel that mgazines should not be a luxury overseas. In the USA, people
buy magazines and then toss them after reading them for just a few minutes
or hours. They are so cheap in the USA! Well, this company would like to
make it the same way for their overseas members. They are also cheaper
than all their competitors in the USA and overseas, including the
publishers themselves! This is their price guarantee. Around one-half
their business comes from overseas, so they are very patient with new
members who only speak limited English as a 2nd language.
Their prices are so cheap because they deal direct with each publisher and
cut-out all the middlemen.
They will send you their DELUXE EMAIL CATALOGUE (around 525K-big and
juicey) !)...if you completely fill out the form above. It has lists of
all the freebies, lists of all the titles they sell, titles broken down by
categories and detailed descriptions on nearly 1,200 of the titles that
they sell.
Please do not email me as I am just a happy customer and a *busy* student.
I don't have time to even complete my thesis in time, let alone run my
part-time software business! Please fill out the above form and carefully
follow the intructions above to get it to them via fax or smail.
They guarantee to beat all their competitors' prices. Sometimes they are
less than half of the next best deal I have been able to find and other
times, just a little cheaper - but I have never found a lower rate yet.
They assured me that if I ever do, they will beat it.
They have been very helpful and helped me with all my address changes as I
haved moved from one country to another.
They have a deal where you can get a free 1 yr. sub to a new magazine from
a special list of over 295 popular titles published in the USA. They will
give you this free 1 yr. sub when you place your first paid order with them
to a renewal or new subscription to any of the over 1,500 different popular
USA titles they sell.
They can arrange delivery to virtually any country and I think they have
clients in around 45 or 46 countries now. Outside the USA there is a
charge for FPH (foreign postage and handling) (on both paid and freebie
subs) that varies from magazine to magazine. I have found their staff to
be very friendly and courteous. They even helped me with an address change
when I moved from one country to another.
The owner thinks of his service as a "club" and his clients as "members"
(even though there is no extra fee to become a member - your first purchase
automatically makes you a member) and he is real picky about who he accepts
as a new member. When he sets you up as a new member, he himself calls
you personally on the phone to explain how he works his deal, or sometimes
he has one of his assistants call. He is kind of quirky sometimes - he
insists on setting up new members by phone so he can say hi to everyone (I
sure wouldn't want to have his phone bills!), but you can place future
orders (after your first order) via E-mail.
He has some really friendly young ladies working for him, who seem to know
just as much as he does about this magazine stuff. If you live overseas,
he will even call you there, as long as you are interested, but I think he
still makes all his overseas calls on the weekends, I guess cause the long
distance rates are cheaper then.
He only likes to take new members from referrals from satisfied existing
members and he does virtually no advertising. When I got set-up, they had
a 2-3 week waiting list for new members to be called back so that they
could join up. (Once you are an existing member, they help you immediately
when you call. ) I think they are able to get back to prospective new
members the same day or within a few days now, as they have increased
their staff. I am not sure about this.........but if you email the above
form to them, that is the way to get started!
They will send you their DELUXE EMAIL CATALOGUE (around 525K-big and
juicey) !)...if you completely fill out the form above. It has lists of
all the freebies, lists of all the titles they sell, titles broken down by
categories and detailed descriptions on nearly 1,200 of the titles that
they sell.
They then send you email that outlines how his club works and the list of
free choices that you can choose from, as well as the entire list of what
he sells; and then they will give you a quick (3-5 minute) friendly,
no-pressure no-obligation call to explain everything to you personally and
answer all your questions.
Once you get in, you'll love them. I do.
Sincerely,
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From: Will Wagers <wagers@computek.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 1996 20:03:45 -0600
Subject: Something from Nothing
David M. Schaps wrote about Gn 1 in "Re: Accuracy in Translation":
"It misses the fact that the three first letters of the first word are
themselves the second word. It misses the distinction between the
verb actually used, "bara" ("created") and the more common verb
"asa" ("made") -- the difference usually being explained as being
one between making something out of nothing (bara) and something
out of something else (asa)."
It is my impression that the ancients, and particularly the Greeks,
didn't think anything came from nothing, i.e. no creation ex nihilo.
In Genesis for example, the wind and the waters, at least, seem to
pre-exist the creation. Many ancient creation myths seem to create
the cosmos from the body of a god, as Marduk from Tiamat.
Is this supposed use of bara to mean creation from nothing limited
to divine contexts ?
Does anyone have textual references supporting or contradicting the
notion of creation from nothing in ancient Hebrew (or other Middle
Eastern) sources ?
Is it Christian thought that Jesus created the world from nothing ?
(Jn 1:1) If so, what would be the textual evidence for this position?
Thx, Will
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